On the same day, the Daily Mail reported that Roque's father Henri, 76, told a reporter from his home Amsterdam that his daughter has no plans to stand by Lauer.

Another "Today" staffer told the mag that most workers inside Rockefeller Center are heartbroken and torn between the colleague they knew and the Lauer described by his accusers.

"Savannah [Guthrie] is devastated", an insider told the magazine.

She's been staying at the couple's home in the Hamptons and has rarely left since the sexual misconduct claims against Lauer came out and he was sacked from the NBC morning show.

Lack continued, "We were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident".

After the shocking allegations broke, Lauer apologized for his actions, saying, "There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions". "The last two days have forced me to take a hard look at my own flaws".

"We can say unequivocally, that, prior to Monday night, current NBC News management was never made aware of any complaints about Matt Lauer's conduct", a spokesperson for the network said.

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